(94556) Janstary Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 2001 by Pravec, P., Kusnirak, P. at Ondrejov.
Jan Starý (b. 1950) has worked as an observer at Ondřejov Observatory of the Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. He was involved in operations of fireball photographing cameras there for more than 10 years. Name suggested by P. Spurný.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-11-04), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Janstary is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Janstary is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 94556 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 VG17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.70 km (#17,276 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.293 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 1.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.854 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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